----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Studdert"
Subject: Re: Re: Some more new camera speculation
On 28 Feb 2006 at 15:59, William Robb wrote:
Considering that their first DSLR body was barely compatable with pre A
series lenses, I hardly think that anyone has led anyone on.
The display of a FF DSLR followed by the *ist D with it's lack of aperture
ring
support then the gradual roll-out of aperture ring-less DA lenses and now
the
discontinuation of the FA lenses was orchestrated in such a way as to
deceive.
If they think that their strategy will have people running out to buy the
"pro"
645D then they have another thing coming. Of course this is just my
opinion and
I'm am feeling pretty blunt today.
You are not feeling especially smart, either.
I recall that Pentax was pretty blunt about the FF camera not being
marketable due to sensor issues. They were rolling out film cameras that
didn't support aperture couplings for some time prior to the istD, and there
isn't a whole lot of reason to keep the FA lenses in the line when film
cameras are going the way of the Dodo.
Whether this is a strategy or not is debatable. I think they have been
reactive to a market that is changing far more rapidly than they were
prepared for.
Lets face it, the only company that has been able to stay ahead of the
digital curve is Canon, and they have the resources to steer the industry in
the direction they want it to go, and they have been exercising this ability
with gay abandon.
William Robb
